Baseball America

NL WEST

WHAT THEY’RE SAYING

We asked scouts and executives to weigh in on a number of topics. They were granted anonymity to speak freely. Quotes are lightly edited for clarity.

BEST OFFSEASON

“The Dodgers got Shohei Ohtani and reshaped their rotation. They didn’t block out any of their nearly major league-ready pieces.”

Note: the Dodgers were a popular response, with more than a dozen mentions.

MOST DISAPPOINTING OFFSEASON

“Jung-Hoo Lee, Jorge Soler and Matt Chapman are a nice trio, but ( head) Farhan Zaidi has spent the last two winters hunting Aaron Judge, Trea Turner, Carlos Correa and Shohei Ohtani. And while fans were worrying about whether San Francisco could land a star hitter, all of a sudden their rotation is one of the least

You’re reading a preview, subscribe to read more.

More from Baseball America

Baseball America1 min read
All-Helium Team
BRIAN WESTERHOLT/FOUR SEAM IMAGES (ISAAC, SCOTT II, SCHULTZ, CHANDLER)/BILL MITCHELL (EMERSON, MONTES, DE VRIES) ■
Baseball America5 min read
Five Players Who Could Be The No. 1 Prospect In 2025
Even with the Top 100 Prospects list fresh for this year, we can’t help but look ahead. That prompted us to take a stab at exploring which prospect will rank No. 1 at this time next year. Five players were seriously considered, including two 2023 fir
Baseball America4 min read
Nobody’s Perfect
@JJCOOP36 Orioles shortstop Jackson Holliday is the No. 1 prospect in baseball. He’s the reigning Minor League Player of the Year. The year before that he was High School Player of the Year. He enters 2024 as one of the favorites to be the American L

Related Books & Audiobooks